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Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan's label has come forward to issue a statement confirming publicized coverage of the hip-hop artist's father being shot multiple times this week.
Think It’s A Game Entertainment head G. “Fly” Henry addressed the shooting Tuesday (September 30).
“Unfortunately RHQ’s father Corey Lamar was shot due to an attempted robbery in his barbershop yesterday. We don’t know how the news traveled so fast. Was this gang/beef related? Not that we know of. Quan’s Dad is doing better now and in the healing process. We’re just asking all of his fans to support and honor the privacy of Rich Homie Quan and his family as they push through. We at TIG Records wish him well and a speedy recovery. It’s really times like these that we stand even stronger by our code at T.I.G and that’s to, Trust In God.” (XXL Mag)
These hip-hop entertainers all addressed the shooting this week…
New York’s Funkmaster Flex, Young Merc and DJ Lil Keem all hopped onto their Twitter pages Tuesday (September 30) to speak out.
Prayers Go Out To Rich Homie Quan’s Father, Who Is Now Hospitalized After Shooting http://t.co/W3pv6uJYnN http://t.co/ysGTjAhpis
— Funk Flex !!!!! (@funkflex) September 30, 2014
Please pray for my brutha brutha @RichHomieQuan father… The more prayers the more power… Keep your head high in faith homie
— 3RD PARTI (@3RDPARTI_) September 30, 2014
thoughts are with my bro @RichHomieQuan and his father, Corey Lamar !
— Dj Lil Keem™ (@HoodrichKeem) September 30, 2014
According to reports, the near-fatal attack went down Monday (September 29) morning.
Quan’s dad, Corey Lamar, was in the barber shop he owns this morning when a man … or men … came in and attempted to rob the place — and during the hold up they opened fire … according to Quan’s rep. We’re told Lamar — who is Quan’s manager — was hit 4 times. He was rushed to a hospital and taken into surgery. We’re told he is in critical condition, but expected to survive. RHQ is at the hospital … waiting for his father to get out of surgery. (TMZ)
Witnesses from the crime scene have already come forward to speak out on the shooting.
Atlanta police say the gunman came in the shop and opened fire. “I heard about three gunshots, and so I saw the guy come out,” said witness Van White. White says he heard the gunshots, saw the gunman and chased after him, but he got away. “He got in a black car, and that’s all I know from there,” White said. (WSB TV)
